AI Reports · MIT · 2026-09-24 · Blog / commentary
Estimating suicide risk from text
MIT's McGovern Institute has developed a language-processing tool that estimates suicide risk from text, which could help identify at-risk individuals and enable swifter interventions. It uses a custom list of words and phrases linked to 49 suicide risk factors. The researchers report that the tool accurately predicted suicide risk from text conversations with crisis counselors, though more validation is needed.